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Thanks for the tips! My wife is actually quite excited about our trip on the sleeper - should be quite novel. I was aware of the lack of 'en-suite' facilities (seriously, what do people expect!) So, to summarise, you're saying that it'd be best to alight at Penzance, and get the...

Ok, from your tips I've got a much better deal. From the site Jopsuk referenced, I found that the advance tickets for 4th July became available today (I think I tried too early in the morning before), and managed to get hold of two single sleeper tickets for £119, which is much more like it...

Thanks all - very useful information. When I looked for the advance tickets, I was looking at dates exactly 3 months from now, which I now realise is probably why things were looking so expensive. I'll try the 12-week thing and see how I get on. The flight was £12 more expensive than the...

Hi all. This is most probably a very typical question, but I'd like to check with those in the know just-in-case. My wife and I are visiting some family for a few days in St Ives in July (4th to the 9th). I thought I'd try to grab a bargain and get an advance ticket as soon as they became...